The ranking holds 6 schools with an international accreditation or an authorised programme. International Baccalaureate programmes are taught at 5 of them. The British Cambridge route, IGCSE and A-Level, at 2. A year of school costs from $8 057 to $14 223. A swimming pool on site is confirmed at 1.
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| Cheapest | $8 057 a year | Complex of Silesian International Schools |
| Median | $9 916 a year | top of the fee range at 2 schools with a published fee |
| Most expensive | $14 223 a year | Complex of Silesian International Schools |
| Free | 4 schools | III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Katowicach, IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stanisława Staszica w Sosnowcu, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego w Tychach, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Dwujęzyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach |
Figures are converted to dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish their fees in their own currency. One-off charges, meals, transport and uniform are not included unless the school says otherwise. Fees for schools in Katowice are taken from published price lists, not from what third parties say.
2 of the 6 schools in the ranking are private. The other 4 are state schools, set out below. The type of school does not affect the score: private and state schools sit in one list and are scored by the same formula, and only verifiable data moves the number.
4 schools in Katowice teach an international programme with no tuition fee: III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Katowicach, IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stanisława Staszica w Sosnowcu, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego w Tychach, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Dwujęzyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach. On value for money such schools get the top score, because they sit outside the price range altogether.
4 schools with an international accreditation are funded by the state: III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Katowicach, IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stanisława Staszica w Sosnowcu, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego w Tychach, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Dwujęzyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach. Admission to these schools is usually competitive, and tuition is free or markedly cheaper than at a private school. In the ranking they stand alongside private schools and are scored on the same nine criteria.
Schools in Katowice with an IB programme (5): Complex of Silesian International Schools, III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Katowicach, IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stanisława Staszica w Sosnowcu, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego w Tychach, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Dwujęzyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach. Authorisation is confirmed against the International Baccalaureate register.
The British Cambridge programme - IGCSE and A-Level - is taught at 2 schools in Katowice: Complex of Silesian International Schools, English Montessori School.
These schools stand in the suburbs, up to 26 km from the centre of Katowice. Each card names the school's own town; they are gathered here because a family in Katowice chooses between them as between districts of one place.
A facility counts only when the school names it outright on its own site: a modern campus is not a swimming pool. Swimming pool: 1 school.
Comparing schools on a single feature is useless: the most expensive is not the best, and a famous name says nothing about what is backed by documents. The score is therefore built from nine criteria with different weights - from academic programmes and accreditation to facilities, clubs and fees relative to other schools in the country.
A criterion counts towards the score only when there is verifiable data behind it. That is why every score says how many of the nine criteria were counted: at schools in Katowice that is 8 out of 9 on average. A school with a detailed site and a school with no site cannot earn an equally reliable score, and that is shown rather than hidden.
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Published fees run from $8 057 to $14 223 for a school year. The cheapest is Complex of Silesian International Schools, the most expensive Complex of Silesian International Schools. The median for the senior stage is $9 916 a year. Tuition is free at 4 schools: III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Katowicach, IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stanisława Staszica w Sosnowcu, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego w Tychach, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Dwujęzyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach. Fees are converted into dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish them in their own currency.
I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Dwujęzyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach comes first with 77.3 points out of 100, counted from 8 of the 9 criteria. Next come Complex of Silesian International Schools (74.2) and III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Katowicach (74.1). The score is built from data anyone can check: accreditations found in official registers, programmes, facilities and published fees. A place in the ranking is not for sale.
The ranking holds 6 schools: 2 private and 4 state (III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Katowicach, IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stanisława Staszica w Sosnowcu, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego w Tychach, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Dwujęzyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach). Private and state schools go into the ranking on equal terms.
International Baccalaureate programmes are taught at 5 schools: Complex of Silesian International Schools, III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Katowicach, IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stanisława Staszica w Sosnowcu, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego w Tychach, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Dwujęzyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach.
IGCSE and A-Level are offered by 2 schools: Complex of Silesian International Schools, English Montessori School.
The earliest intake starts at 18 months old. 2 schools have a preschool section.
The score of every school adds up from nine criteria with different weights: academic programmes, accreditation, facilities, clubs, the fee against other schools in the country, reviews, university destinations, safety and teachers. A criterion counts only when there is data behind it that can be checked, so every score says how many of the nine were counted. Right now that is 8 out of 9 on average. We do not use reviews from maps or directories.